Negative hypothetical conditions (لولا)

QuestionAnswer
if not for
لولاlawlâ
guidance
إرشادirshâd
to fail
فشلfashila
If not for your guidance, I would have failed the project.
لولا إرشادك، لفشلت في المشروع.lawlâ irshâduka, lafashiltu fil mashrû'i.
encouragement
تشجيعtashjî'
to overcome (by moving past or surpassing)
تجاوزtajâwaza
predicament
مأزقma'ziq
If not for your encouragement, we would not have overcome this predicament.
لولا تشجيعك، لما تجاوزنا هذا المأزق.lawlâ tashjî‘uka, lamâ tajâwaznâ hâdhâ al-ma'ziqa.
supervision
إشرافishrâf
wisdom
حكمةhikma
to drown / to sink
غرقghariqa
If not for the coach's supervision and his wisdom, the team would have sunk.
لولا إشراف المدرب وحكمته، لغرق الفريق.lawlâ ishrâfu al-mudarribi wa hikmatuhu, laghariqa al-farîqu
If not for the two partners, we would have failed in business.
لولا الشريكان، لفشلنا في التجارة.lawlâ ash-sharîkâni, lafashilnâ fî at-tijârah.
If not for the predicament, you would not have replied to my message.
لولا المأزق، لما رددت على رسالتي.lawlâ al-ma'ziqu, lamâ radadta alâ risâlatî.
If not for the doctor's wisdom, the patient would have drowned in pain.
لولا حكمة الطبيبة، لغرق المريض في الألم.lawlâ hikmatu attabîbati, laghariqa almarîdu fî al-alami
Indeed, your encouragement is very important so that I do not fail.
إن تشجيعك مهم جدا كي لا أفشل.inna tashjî'aka muhimmun jiddan kay lâ afshala.
We overcame this difficult predicament because of your guidance.
تجاوزنا هذا المأزق الصعب بسبب إرشادك.tajâwaznâ hâdhâ al-ma'ziqa as-sa'ba bisababi irshâdika
Indeed, your supervision needs wisdom and patience.
إن إشرافك يحتاج إلى حكمة وصبر.inna ishrâfaka yahtâju ilâ hikmatin wa sabrin
If not for the tree, the child would have drowned in the river.
لولا الشجرة، لغرق الطفل في النهر.lawlâ ash-shajaratu, laghariqa at-tiflu fi an-nahri.
If not for patience, we would have failed and not overcome the problem.
لولا الصبر، لفشلنا ولما تجاوزنا المشكلة.lawlâ as-sabru, lafashilnâ walamâ tajâwaznâ al-mushkilata.
If not for the head of the sales department, the plan would have failed.
لولا رئيس قسم المبيعات، لفشلت الخطة.lawlâ ra'îsu qismi al-mabî'âti, lafashilati al-khuttatu
If not for the two engineers, the project would have drowned in debt.
لولا المهندسان، لغرق المشروع في الديون.lawlâ lmuhandisâni, laghariqa lmashrû'u fî dduyûni
protection
حمايةhimâya
If not for your protection, we would have drowned in the crisis.
لولا حمايتك، لغرقنا في الأزمة.lawlâ himâyatuka, lagharikna fil azmah
Indeed, the team's protection is the coach's responsibility.
إن حماية الفريق مسؤولية المدرب.inna himâyata alfarîqi mas'ûliyyatu almudarribi.

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